| Lanceolated Warbler |
Shopping Warbler |
Information AboutLanceolated Warbler |
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The Lanceolated Warbler (''Locustella lanceolata'') is an Old World Warbler in the Grass Warbler genus ''Locustella''. It breeds from northeast European Russia across northern Asia to northern Hokkaido , Japan . It is Migratory , wintering in south east Asia. This small Passerine Bird is a species found in grassland with some thicker shrubby vegetation or trees, often close to water in bogs or wet clearings. Five eggs are laid in a nest in a tussock. This species is a rare Vagrant to western Europe . One of the best places to see this skulking species as a vagrant is Fair Isle , Shetland . This is a small warbler. The adult has a streaked brown back, whitish grey underparts, which have small lance-head like streaks, also found on the undertail. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. This is a skulky species which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing. It creeps through grass and low foliage. The song is a monotonous mechanical Insect -like reeling, something like Grasshopper Warbler , often given at dusk. |
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